Since 1995, French films released in Mexico have attracted, on average, over 950,000 spectators annually. But with 532,000 admissions already registered to mid-June, the first half of 2001 shows encouraging results for French fare.
This year, French cinema has already secured 2.5% of the theatrical market in Mexico City (normally fluctuating between 1.5% and 3% annually).
Moreover, while the majority of admissions to French films are usually credited to foreign-language productions (over 60% on average), it is worth highlighting that results for the first six months of 2001 reverse this trend. 80% of movie admissions for the period concern French-language films, particularly focused on "The Crimson Rivers", which has pulled in 275,000 spectators after just one month on the screens.
